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HOW AIRPORTS ARE GETTING SMARTER

Every day, enough passengers filter through the world’s airports to fill the seats of around 100,000 commercial flights. With thousands of people airborne at any given time, every process at an airport needs to be executed with efficiency and safety. This includes swift transportation from car parks and entrances to terminal buildings, regimented air-traffic control management and thorough checks of all people and items being transported around the globe.

Airport traffic is trending upwards. As more flights are scheduled each year, airports have become more sophisticated to

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